Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 26, 1919
Died
August 1, 1980 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Strother Martin
Biography
Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."
Known For
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
TV
Perry Mason
Pete Gibson
1957
TV
Perry Mason
Joe Mead
1957
TV
Perry Mason
Gerald Sommers
1957
TV
Perry Mason
Roy Hutchinson
1957
TV
Bonanza
Lonnie Stern
1959
TV
Bonanza
Joad Bruder
1959
TV
Bonanza
Cole Younger
1959
TV
Bonanza
Little Meredith Smith
1959
TV
Bonanza
Yuri
1959
TV
The Twilight Zone
Mothershed
1959
TV
The Fugitive
Deputy Shirky Saulter
1963
TV
Lassie
1954
TV
Love, American Style
1969
TV
Dragnet
1951
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
Carew
1957
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
Fred Coombs
1957
TV
Ben Casey
1961
Filmography
2004FilmSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)1980FilmHotwireas The Weasel1980FilmThe Secret of Nikola Teslaas George Westinghouse1979FilmBetter Late Than Neveras J.D. Ashcroft1979FilmThe Villainas Parody Jones1979FilmThe Champas Riley1979FilmNightwingas Selwyn1979FilmLove and Bulletsas Louis Monk1978FilmStubby Pringle's Christmasas Old Hollander1978FilmSteel Cowboyas Pinky Pincus1978FilmSteve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guyas Turtle Ranch Boss1978TVVega$1978FilmUp in Smokeas Mr. Stoner1978FilmThe Endas Dr. Waldo Kling1977FilmSlap Shotas Joe McGrath1976FilmThe Great Scout & Cathouse Thursdayas Billy1975FilmRooster Cogburnas Shanghai McCoy1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host1975FilmHard Timesas Poe1975FilmOne of Our Ownas LeRoy Atkins1975FilmMitzi & 100 Guysas Self1975TVBaretta1974TVThe Rockford Filesas Thomas Tyler 'T.T.' Flowers1974TVMovin' On1974TVPaper Moon1974TVPetrocellias Clate Dobie1973FilmSssssssas Dr. Carl Stoner1973FilmThe Boy and the Bronc Busteras Buckshot1973TVHawkinsas R.J. Hawkins1972TVThe Rookies1972FilmPocket Moneyas Bill Garrett1972FilmThe Flim Flam Manas Lovick1971FilmHannie Caulderas Rufus Clemens1971TVNicholsas Zachariah1971FilmFools' Paradeas Lee Cottrill1971FilmThe Brotherhood of Satanas Doc Duncan1971FilmRed Sky at Morningas John Cloyd1970FilmThe Ballad of Cable Hogueas Bowen1969TVLove, American Style1969FilmButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidas Percy Garris1969TVMarcus Welby, M.D.as Terry Riggs1969FilmThe Wild Bunchas Coffer1969FilmTrue Gritas Colonel G. Stonehill1968TVThe Doris Day Showas Tyrone Lovey1968TVThe Name of the Gameas Nanyface1968TVIt Takes a Thiefas Willard Knox1967FilmThe Mountains of the Moonas O'Keefe1967FilmCool Hand Lukeas Captain1967TVThe Danny Thomas Houras Paul Rooney1967TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett1967TVHe & Sheas The Rev. Mr. Anderson1967FilmThe Flim-Flam Manas Lovick1967TVThe Invadersas Charlie Coogan1966TVTarzan1966FilmNevada Smithas Strother (uncredited)1966FilmAn Eye for an Eyeas Trumbull1966FilmHarperas Claude1965TVLost in Spaceas Nerim1965TVThe Big Valleyas Dan'l Hawks1965TVRun for Your Lifeas Holly Amberton1965TVThe Legend of Jesse Jamesas Meeker1965FilmThe Sons of Katie Elderas Ned Ross1965FilmShenandoahas Train Engineer1965FilmBrainstormas Mr. Clyde1964TVProfiles in Courageas Senator James Wadsworth1964FilmInvitation to a Gunfighteras Fiddler1964TVGilligan's Island1964TVDaniel Booneas Solomon Tarbot1963FilmMcLintock!as Agard1963TVThe Fugitiveas Deputy Shirky Saulter1963TVThe Lieutenantas Taxi Driver1963FilmShowdownas Charlie Reeder1963TVThe Dakotas1962TVStoney Burke1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self1962TVThe Virginianas Finley1962FilmThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Floyd1961TVThe New Breedas Benny Kohler1961TVThe Dick Van Dyke Showas Harper Worthington Yates1961TVBen Casey1961FilmThe Deadly Companionsas Parson1961FilmSanctuaryas Dog Boy1960TVPete and Gladys1959TVThe Rebelas Jess1959TVHotel de Paree1959TVThe Twilight Zoneas Mothershed1959TVBonanzaas Lonnie Stern1959FilmThe Horse Soldiersas Virgil1959FilmThe Wild and the Innocentas Ben Stocker1959FilmThe Shaggy Dogas Thurm1959TVBlack Saddleas Pit Thatcher1959TVRawhideas Bates1958TV77 Sunset Stripas Charles Sloane1958TVLawman1958TVThe Texanas Polk Blackston1958FilmBitter Heritageas Earle Eheeler1958TVJefferson Drumas Pete Henke1958FilmCowboyas Trailhand Bitten by Rattlesnake1957TVTrackdownas Benny French1957TVPerry Masonas Pete Gibson1957FilmBlack Patchas Petey1957TVHave Gun, Will Travel1957FilmCopper Skyas Pokey1957TVPanic!1956FilmThe Black Whipas Thorny1956TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Joby1956TVBroken Arrowas Renton1956FilmAttackas Ingersol1956TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie1956FilmJohnny Conchoas Townsman (uncredited)1956TVTelephone Time1956FilmWorld Without Endas Nihka (uncredited)1955FilmTarget Zeroas Pvt. Dan O'Hirons1955TVMatinee Theater1955FilmThe Big Knifeas Stillman1955TVCrossroadsas Landry Kersh1955TVNavy Log1955TVGunsmokeas Mr. Stooler1955FilmKiss Me Deadlyas Harvey Wallace1955FilmStrategic Air Commandas Airman1955TVThe Millionaireas Pete Hill1954FilmThe Silver Chaliceas Father (uncredited)1954FilmDrum Beatas Scotty1954TVThe Wonderful World of Disneyas Buckshot1954FilmA Star Is Bornas Delivery Boy (uncredited)1954TVStudio 57as Pete Dutton1954TVLassie1954TVThe Lone Wolfas Nick Davis1954FilmWorld for Ransom1953TVThe Pepsi-Cola Playhouseas Waiter1953FilmSouth Sea Womanas Marine in Audience at Court-martial (uncredited)1953FilmThe Magnetic Monsteras Co-Pilot1953TVGeneral Electric Theateras Gunnery Officer Daly1952FilmAndrocles and the Lionas Soldier (uncredited)1952TVCavalcade of Americaas Wilkins1952TVFour Star Playhouseas Tom Blair1952FilmStorm Over Tibetas Co-pilot1952TVChevron Theatre1952TVDangerous Assignment1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas Old Hollander1951TVDragnet1951TVI Love Lucyas Man in Coffee Shop1951TVSchlitz Playhouse of Starsas Bellhop1951FilmThe Red Badge of Courageas Corporal (voice) (uncredited)1951FilmRhubarbas Michael 'Shorty' McGirk (uncredited)1950FilmThe Damned Don't Cryas Springboard Diver (uncredited)1950FilmThe Asphalt Jungleas William Doldy (uncredited)